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Introduction to Tiered Democratic Governance

I am looking for feedback for Chapter 1

19 min readSep 17, 2026

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On August 10, I wrote my “swan song” article for Medium.

I needed to focus my limited time and energy on rewriting the TDG book, which was last revised in 2017. The main reason for the rewrite is that I have uncovered a few more “moving pieces” of the TDG. These new pieces need to be put with other pieces.

I didn’t quit Medium cold turkey. But I have reduced my Medium time by 80%. No new articles from me. But I read about five Medium articles a day. Maybe a comment or two. Then back to the rewrite. I still enjoy my Medium wanderings.

As Chapters 1, 2, and 3 are shaping up for the fifth edition, I see another opportunity to use Medium. Maybe a few Medium readers would be interested in reviewing my work — and offer their perspectives, insights, and suggestions — before the work reaches its publishable stage.

Will this outreach work? Because I am a bottom reader, I’m not expecting much. Maybe 10 people will actually read this article. If two…

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Dave Volek
Dave Volek

Written by Dave Volek⁠

Dave Volek is the inventor of “Tiered Democratic Governance”. Let’s get rid of all political parties! Visit http://www.tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/tdg.php